A Resilient Life – Forgiveness and Resilience – Pillar 1: Understanding – Becoming a pillar of Understanding

Online zoom call for A Resilient Life participants. Forgiveness and Resilience – Pillar 1: Understanding, Where there is no forgiveness, there is no understanding.​ The development of the qualities of Forgiveness are crucial in building resilience in oneself. 

As we form our thoughts, we are usually unaware that most of those thoughts which we experience within, are shaped by what we were taught by others, by the behaviour of those around us, and by our past experiences. They compile quietly - into formulae, swift answers, patterns of response to encounters that look like ones we’ve experienced before. 

Yet those patterns may not fit the moment, may not be directly the right response to the actual challenge in front of us. When we find moments that are uncomfortable for us,  it is important to build ourselves, reflectively, in those very moments – or we may find ourselves constrained by inner patterns that are incomplete, outdated or not as well informed as we may need. Decisions are then made which…